“The Adventures of Tintin” Easy on the Eyes

MPAA Rating:
PG for for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief
smoking.

Distributors: Paramount
Pictures

Director: Steven
Spielberg

JJ Rating: B+

Tintin
(voiced by Jamie Bell) is out to find ships that were owned by
Captain Haddock's (voiced by Andy Serkis) family. The
Adventures of Tintin.

8 Good Things About This Film

I was in awe
of how incredible the animation looked. How seamless it moved. The
water. The fire. The everything. It looked great.

The story
moved nicely.

Jamie Bell
and Andy Serkis did a very good job using their voices, which is not
as easy as just talking. You have to have the right tone,
inflection, and whatever. It sounded good. I enjoyed their voice
acting.

Great action
scenes. Chasing the bird with the clue in its talon was fun. I know
it wasn't just any “bird” but specifics isn't what I'm going for
here. The breaking up the motorcycle was thrilling.

There were a
lot of funny moments. Thompson (voiced by Simon Pegg) and Thompson
(voiced by Nick Frost) had their fair share. The fire in the boat
scene that's shown on the very good trailer. The beginning of the
entire film made me laugh. And I don't even recall ever reading any
of Tintin's comics, and still that scene made me laugh. I was one of
the only ones laughing. Americans.

It was warm
and fun and I had a good time seeing it, even though I saw in 3D. It
was worth it. It's not like it's necessary to see it in 3D, but I
had fun.

Steven
Spielberg did a good job. He knows what he's doing. I know that I
will not be so bored in a Spielberg film that I'll want to leave.
He, for me, is a safe bet. I like that he's consistent in that
respect.

This movie
did things that would cost an arm and a leg to film if it were not
for this kind of animation. I think that they put into this film a
lot of neat stuff for that reason. And one of those things was the
motorcycle falling apart. That was just awesome. I know it's next to
impossible to happen, but that's what makes films fun. Making the
impossible seem possible.

1 Bad Thing About This Film

The only bad
thing I can think of was that the story had some low moments that
dragged and there were too many of them. The story wasn't strong
enough to hold the entire film together. I think that if it were not
for the characters, the movie would have failed. I mean that the
story was too simple for the length it took to tell.

The
Adventures of Tintin
is a good family film. You wanna take your family to see a fun film
that's cleaner than most? This will work.

It's
nominated for a Golden Globe for best Animated film. If Cars
2
doesn't win, I'd rather this one win. It's animation is just wow
good. But story wise Cars
2
has them beat.